Sequestration — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of segregating or sequestering

the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˌiːkwɪstɹˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/sˌiːkwɪstɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˌiːkwɪstɹˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /sˌiːkwɪstɹˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

sequestration of the jury

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

requisition segregation

Antonyms

integration

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of segregating or sequestering “sequestration of the jury”
noun	the action of forming a chelate or other stable compound with an ion or atom or molecule so that it is no longer available for reactions
noun	a writ that authorizes the seizure of property
noun	seizing property that belongs to someone else and holding it until profits pay the demand for which it was seized

Word Forms

segregationist	noun	someone who believes the races should be kept apart
segregate	verb	divide from the main body or mass and collect
sequester	verb	keep away from others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sequestrierung

der Akt der Trennung oder Sequestrierung

🇫🇷French

séquestration

l'acte de ségrégation ou de séquestration

🇪🇸Spanish

secuestro

el acto de segregar o secuestrar

🇮🇹Italian

sequestro

l’atto di segregare o sequestrare

🇳🇱Dutch

opslag

de handeling van segregatie of sekwestratie

🇵🇹Portuguese

sequestro

o ato de segregar ou sequestrar

🇷🇺Russian

секвестрация

акт разделения или секвестрации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ज़ब्ती

अलग करने या अलग करने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

সিকোয়েস্টেশন

পৃথকীকরণ বা পৃথকীকরণের কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

வரிசைப்படுத்துதல்

பிரிக்கும் அல்லது பிரிக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

సీక్వెస్ట్రేషన్

వేరుచేయడం లేదా వేరుచేసే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

जप्ती

वेगळे करणे किंवा वेगळे करण्याची कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

જપ્તી

અલગ અથવા અલગ કરવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಶಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆ

ಬೇರ್ಪಡಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിടിച്ചെടുക്കൽ

വേർതിരിക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വേർതിരിക്കുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜ਼ਬਤ

ਵੱਖ ਕਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਵੱਖ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

ضبطی

الگ کرنے یا الگ کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

隔离

隔离或隔离行为

🇯🇵Japanese

隔離

隔離または隔離する行為

🇰🇷Korean

격리

분리하거나 격리하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cô lập

hành động tách biệt hoặc cô lập

🇹🇭Thai

การอายัด

การแยกหรือการแยกตัว

🇮🇩Indonesian

sekuestrasi

tindakan memisahkan atau mengasingkan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsamsam

ang akto ng paghihiwalay o pagsequester

🇲🇾Malay

pengasingan

perbuatan mengasingkan atau mengasingkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عزل

فعل الفصل أو العزل

🇮🇷Persian

توقیف

عمل جداسازی یا جداسازی

🇹🇷Turkish

haciz

ayırma veya tecrit etme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַפקָעָה

פעולת ההפרדה או ההפרדה

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The primary meaning of 'sequestration' is 'the act of segregating or sequestering'.

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